Blank Slate
'A passionate defence of the enduring power of human nature ... both life-affirming and deeply satisfying' Daily TelegraphRecently many people have assumed that we are blank slates shaped by our environment. But this denies the heart of our being:...
Blank Slate
'A passionate defence of the enduring power of human nature ... both life-affirming and deeply satisfying' Daily Telegraph Recently many people have assumed that we are blank slates shaped by our environment. But this denies the heart of our being...
The Blank Slate
Brought to you by Penguin. Recently many people have assumed that we are blank slates shaped by our environment. But this denies the heart of our being: human nature. Violence is not just a product of society; male and female minds are diff...
California, a Slave State
The untold history of slavery and resistance in California, from the Spanish missions, indentured Native American ranch hands, Indian boarding schools, Black miners, kidnapped Chinese prostitutes, and convict laborers to victims of modern trafficking “A searing survey of ‘250 years of human bondage’ in what is now the state of California. . . . Readers will be outraged.”—Publishers Weekly “A devastatingly detailed, urgent, and somewhat regretful confirmation of an inconvenient truth: Far from being the place where everyone got an equal chance, California embraced slavery from the outset.”—Erin Aubry Kaplan, Los Angeles Times California owes its origins and sunny prosperity to slavery. Spanish invaders captured Indigenous people to build the chain of Catholic missions. Russian otter hunters shipped Alaska Natives—the first slaves transported into California—and launched a Pacific slave triangle to China. Plantation slaves were marched across the plains for the Gold Rush. San
Black and Slave
Studies of the Curse of Ham, the belief that the Bible consigned blacks to everlasting servitude, confuse and conflate two separate origins stories (etiologies), one of black skin and the other of black slavery. This work unravels the etiologies a...
State Building and Late Development
Why does state building sometimes promote economic growth and in other cases impede it? Through an analysis of political and economic development in four countries-Turkey, Syria, Korea, and Taiwan-this book explores the origins of political-econom...
Clean Slate
More than just a cookbook, New York Times bestselling Clean Slate is the complete go-to guide for boosting your energy and feeling your best.It's time to hit the reset button. This book emphasizes eating clean, whole, unprocessed foo...
Slate: Deathless
Slate: Deathless [Vinyl LP]
Garmin Venu 3 Smartwatch Black/Slate
Garmin Venu 3 Smartwatch är en smartklocka som är speciellt framtagen för att vara det ultimata träningstillbehöret. Med upp till 14 dagars batteritid, en ljusstark AMOLED-pekskärm på 1,4 tum, inbyggd GPS och avancerade funktioner så att du enkelt kan följa och optimera din hälsa och träning. Klockan hjälper dig att nå uppsatta hälso- och träningsmål, och ger dig personlig hälsoinformation. Flera förinstallerade sportappar och hälsoappar medföljer, med bland annat animerade träningspass, sömncoach och en personlig energiövervakning som hjälper dig att förstå kroppen bättre. Klockan har även en inbyggd EKG-app som gör att du kan registrera din hjärtrytm och sedan kontrollera avvikelser när klockan mäter din puls. På så vis kan klockan visa tecken på oregelbunden hjärtrytm. Observera att du behöver kontakta läkare om du inte mår bra eller upplever symptom för förmaksflimmer eller hjärtarytmi oavsett EKG-appens resultat. Garmin Venu 3 paras enkelt ihop med din smartphone och du kan dessutom använda den för att ringa och ta emot samtal direkt på handleden med hjälp av inbyggd mikrofon och högtalare. Utöver hälso- och sportfunktionerna har klockan även stöd för att ta emot e-post, sms och aviseringar från din smartphone, visa foton som skickas till dig direkt på klockans skärm, betala dina köp i kassan och kollektivtrafiken med Garmin Pay och lyssna på musik via exempelvis Spotify eller Youtube. Klockan har en stilren och funktionell design med skiffergrå infattning i rostfritt stål, en svart boett som mäter 41 mm och ett svart silikonarmband. Passar handleder med en omkrets på 135-200 mm.
Nation and State in Late Imperial Russia
If one were to pick a single explanation for the fall of the tsarist and Soviet empires, it might well be Russia's inability to achieve a satisfactory relationship with non-Russian nationalities. Perhaps no other region demonstrates imperial Russi...
State by State
Editors Sean Wilsey and Matt Weiland have turned to 50 of the finest, funniest, and foremost writers in America to create a state by state celebration of their country: Jonathan Franzen on New York, Louise Erdrich on North Dakota, Dave Eggers on I...
SLATED Trilogy: Slated
The first book in the bestselling and multi award-winning SLATED trilogy. Kyla's memory has been erased, her personality wiped blank, her memories lost for ever. She's been Slated. The government claims she was a terrorist, and that they are givin...
Slade: Sladest (Blue/Black/White)
Slade: Sladest (Blue/Black/White) [Vinyl LP]
Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State
Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State
Slave
Jacob, a Jewish slave held in a mountain village after escaping a massacre by Cossacks, will be killed if he tries to escape. The one saving grace is his love for his master's daughter, Wanda. They begin a secret affair, trying to avoid the cruelt...
State
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State
Written by a team of experts, this text introduces all of the main competing theoretical approaches to the study of the state, including pluralism, Marxism, institutionalism, feminism, green theory and more. A brand new 'issues' section enables re...
State
Debates about the role and nature of the state are at the heart of modern politics. However, the state itself remains notoriously difficult to define, and the term is subject to a range of different interpretations. In this book, distinguished sta...
Slave
Mende Nazer's happy childhood was cruelly cut short at the age of twelve when the Mujahidin rode into her village in the remote Nuba mountains of Sudan. They hacked down terrified villagers, raped the women and abducted the children. Mende was the...
State
A major new account of the state and its importance by a leading political philosopher The future of our species depends on the state. Can states resist corporate capture, religious zealotry, and nationalist mania? Can they find a way to work toge...
State
Debates about the role and nature of the state are at the heart of modern politics. However, the state itself remains notoriously difficult to define, and the term is subject to a range of different interpretations. In this book, distinguished sta...
Skate
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State
Debates about the role and nature of the state are at the heart of modern politics. However, the state itself remains notoriously difficult to define, and the term is subject to a range of different interpretations. In this book, distinguished sta...
Slave
**Now watch the BBC drama Doing Money** 'They took me because I would not be missed' This is the shocking true story of how an ordinary young girl was kidnapped off the street as she walked home and turned into a slave - before fighting for her fr...
Slave
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Craft Endur Jersey Herr, S, SLATE/BLACK
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Consuming Russia
With the collapse of the Soviet empire in the late 1980s, the Russian social landscape has undergone its most dramatic changes since the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, turning the once bland and monolithic state-run marketplace into a virtual maze ...
Frontiers of the State in the Late Ottoman Empire
Frontiers of the State in the Late Ottoman Empire
State Champs: State Champs
State Champs: State Champs [Vinyl LP]
Rich State, Poor State
Why do some states thrive, grow their economies and uplift their people, while others, facing similar challenges, slide into low growth, social dysfunction and failure? After decades of work on the ground in Africa, Latin America, Asia, Europe and...
Rich State, Poor State
Rich State, Poor State
